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William Vaden "Willie" Forrest 1905–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1905

Birth Location: Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 24 Apr 1946

Death Location: Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: William Forrest

Mother: Edith Diggs

Spouse(s): Ethel Hunley

Children(s):

William Vaden "Willie" Forrest was born in 1905 in Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of William Edward Willie Tuck Forrest And Edith Mae Diggs. In 1910, William Vaden "Willie" Forrest resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. In 1920, William Vaden "Willie" Forrest resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. William Vaden "Willie" Forrest married Ethel Louise Hunley. William Vaden "Willie" Forrest passed away in 1946 in Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Vaden "Willie" Forrest was born in 1905 in Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of William Edward Willie Tuck Forrest And Edith Mae Diggs.
  • In 1910, William Vaden "Willie" Forrest resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • In 1920, William Vaden "Willie" Forrest resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • William Vaden "Willie" Forrest married Ethel Louise Hunley.
  • William Vaden "Willie" Forrest passed away in 1946 in Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Forrest
1873–1956
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Edith Diggs
1879–1958
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ethel Hunley
1920–1957
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
EH

Children(s)

William Forrest's Ancestors

Self
William Forrest
1905–1946
Birth Place: Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Edward "Willie Tuck" Forrest
1873–1956
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Edith (Mae) Diggs
1879–1958
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Cornelius Forrest
1834–1919
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Drusilla Forrest
1839–1883
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Bailey (Maximilian) Diggs
1845–1927
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Alice (A.) Knight
1846–1896
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Forrest
1800–1855
Lovica Flippin
1803–1901
James Forrest
1810–1853
Susannah Foster
1813–1889
Humphrey Knight
1805–1849
Harriett Forrest
1820–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Forrest
1786–1857
Harriet Morgan
1793–1830
John Forrest
1786–1857
Harriet Morgan
1793–1830

William Forrest's Timeline

7 Records

1905
22 May 1905
Birth of William Vaden "Willie" Forrest in Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 5
William Vaden "Willie" Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
William Vaden "Willie" Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 25
William Vaden "Willie" Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 35
William Vaden "Willie" Forrest resided here in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1946
21 Apr 1946
Age 41
Death of William Vaden "Willie" Forrest in Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1946
24 Apr 1946
Age 41
Burial of William Vaden "Willie" Forrest in Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1905
    Event Place: Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10161940 – 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 255
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 77
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 2450; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342184
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1375647
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records
    [6] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168859
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 23 Apr 1946; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; ,0.24094267,0.61521214,0.4164399&xid=2378
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 25 Oct 1939; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; ,0.074193805,0.38127375,0.32892746&xid=3398
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1375647

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 77

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 2450; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342184

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1940
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10161940 – 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 255

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1946
    Event Place: Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 23 Apr 1946; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; ,0.24094267,0.61521214,0.4164399&xid=2378
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1946
    Event Place: Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 23 Apr 1946; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; ,0.24094267,0.61521214,0.4164399&xid=2378
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